Installing Microsoft Office (Faculty & Staff)

UNH Information Technology has partnered with Microsoft to provide Microsoft’s popular Office suite for students, faculty, and staff. See our Office 365 FAQ for information on what this agreement allows you to do.

Enter your UNH email address OR your username@ad.unh.edu. The important part is that the address must contain “unh.edu.” Click “Sign in,” then “Continue.” (When you tab to the password field, it will automatically redirect you to the next step.)

At the UNH login page, authenticate with your username@ad.unh.edu and password to go to the Office 365 home page.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Office 365 Pro Plus for PC or a Mac:

PC Users:

Mac Users:

(Update 07/10/15: Microsoft has released Office 2016 for Mac as part of Office 365 Pro Plus. Your screen may look slightly different than above.)

5. If installing Office for the first time, click “Install now,” save the executable file to your preferred download location, and then double click it to start the install process.

Toward the end of the process, Mac users are prompted to “Enter a purchased product key,” “Sign in to an existing Office 365 subscription,” or “Try Office 365, including Office for Mac.” UNH users should choose “Sign in to an existing Office 365 subscription.”

(Update 07/10/15: Microsoft has released Office 2016 for Mac as part of Office 365 Pro Plus. Your screen may look slightly different than above.)

For detailed instructions on installing Microsoft Office, click this link. If you would like manage your installations of Office, click the gear icon then click Office 365 Settings. On the next screen, click “Software.” You can access this page directly in the future by going to http://portal.office.com/OLS/MySoftware.aspx.